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Dear Friends of the Jeanne II:

This past weekend we had two great days of diving.  Good visibility, calm seas with lobster and old bottles.

Saturday June 6 we will dive the USN Algol.

A 470 foot USN Attack Transport Built by Moore Dry Dock Co. of Oakland California on February 1943 and named James Baines. On December 1943 was transferred to the Navy and Commissioned AKA 54 USN Algol. Specifications: 470 foot long, with a 63 foot beam and displaced 6,830 tons with a speed of 16.5 knots. Built as an attack cargo vessel, the Algol was designed to assist in amphibious invasion by carrying tanks, trucks and artillery to the troops assaulting beachheads. She also carried 24 landing crafts which were used to ferry troops assaulting beachheads and evacuating wounded from the invasion area. She was manned by 44 officers, 30 petty officers and 350 enlisted men. In November 1947 she was inactivated, but returned to active services February 1948. On August 1950 the Algol transported reinforcements for the invasion of Inchon Korea, serving the Pacific Fleet and the US Marines Corps till 1958 when she was decommissioned. During her service the USS Algol had received not only two World War II battle stars but five Korean battle stars. On November 21, 1991 at about 12:30 PM she was scattered with explosives. The Algol Started to sink to 130 foot of water where it is presently located. She is up right with a 50 foot relief, so you can dive the wreck in less than 80 foot of water. The USN Algol is 32 Miles South of Rockaway Inlet. Noted for abundance of marine life along with mussels, fish, lobster and artifacts.
Sunday June 7 we will have our Leisure dive
Departing at 10 AM this includes two dives and a barbecue.

Just pull up to the curb at Pier 5 and my crew will take your gear while you park your car.  These dives will be less than 60’. 

NOTE:
A change in schedule on June 14 there will be two dives on the R/C Mohawk.
 
On June 21 there will be a one dive special on the Mystery wreck so we can dive and celebrate Father’s Day too!

Make your reservations early; you do not want to be left out of some great diving.

Safe Diving
Captain Bill Reddan
 

Dear Friends of the Jeanne II:

God was good to us this past weekend even though there was plenty of heavy fog we had 3 days of great diving.

Saturday the Stolt Dagali with over 30’ visibility and flat seas.
Sunday the Mystery wreck with over 20’ Visibility and flat seas.
Monday USN Algol over 50’ Visibility and flat seas.
What a great three days of diving.
Fish,Lobster,Scallops and mussels were there for the taking.

Saturday we will dive the Ocean Eagle a new wreck we found last year it seams to be a steam ship, the visibility was poor on our last dive.
If you come up with an artifact that can identify the wreck I will give you a free T-shirt.

Sunday we will dive the Asfalto
The Asfalto is a 300 foot long, with a 40 foot beam, steel hull sailing vessel which was converted to a garbage barge, She sank in the early 1900, how and why is unknown. Though it has many names given it by several captains, when I first dove it in 1973 I named it the Cindy, after a nurse on board who found a gold snuff box while diving there. Since those days many prized lobsters, bottles and artifacts have been recovered. The name Asfalto was researched by Captain Dan Berg of Wreck Valley.(AquaExplorers.com) I personally retrieved an 18 Lb. lobster off this Wreck. The wreck rests 18 miles SE of the Rockaway inlet in 90 feet of water with a 15 foot relief. Though low lying and scattered over a large area the location the wreck lays is the same area known to be a dump sight for the garbage of New York City in the late 1800 and early 1900. This is the reason there are such abundance of old bottles at this dive site. Come join us and add several prize bottles to your collection and maybe a lobster or two. 
Safe Diving
Call and make your reservations we still have room

Captain Bill Reddan

For additional information, photos, wreck identification
and new Our “Gallery,”
Go to my website.
   
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Dear Friends of the Jeanne II:

Well the weather this weekend was borderline for diving.  Saturday we decided to cancel the dive in hopes for a better Sunday dive, the weather man stated it would be a better day. So we tried Sunday, we only did one dive then decided to have our Barbeque at the dock sending the divers home with smiles on there faces.

This weekend we will have three dives Monday which is full by the Village Divers, destination The USN Algol.

Saturday May 23, we will dive the Stolt Dagali and this dive is also filled.

Sunday May 24, we will dive the Pinta (we still have room) so make your reservations ASAP it’s filling up quick.  

Pinta
 
 It is a Dutch Freighter 194 foot long by 31 wide built in 1959 and sunk with her cargo of wood timbers in 1963, when struck by the British Freighter City of Perth. It lies on its side in 80 feet of water, her relief is 30 feet. This is one of the fully intact wrecks that divers love to visit, the visibility is usually good and there are mussels, lobsters and fish available to all levels of diver. The wreck lies 20 miles S of the Rockaway inlet. This wreck is still one of my favorites (Check our Wreck ID for further information.)

NOTE:
A change in schedule on June 14 there will be two dives on the R/C Mohawk.
 
On June 21 there will be a one dive special on the Mystery wreck so we can dive and celebrate Fathers Day too!

Make your reservations early; you do not want to be left out of some great diving.

Safe Diving
Captain Bill Reddan

For additional information, photos and wreck identification and the new Our “Gallery” go to my website.
   
   http://www.jeanne-ii.com

Dear Friends of the Jeanne II:

On Saturday May 9 we dove the G & D (Yankee).
The day started with showers which stopped by departure time then we were engulfed by thick fog the sea was 3’ to 4’, but 8 seconds apart so it was acceptable, by the time we arrived at the dive sight the seas were down to 2’ to 3’ with 25’ visibility the divers were elated.
 
Chris Sundahl from Captain Mikes dive shop caught
a 6 lbs Lobster on his first dive, so I kept my word and presented him with a Jeanne II T shirt for catching an over 5 lbs  Lobster (Go to our Jeanne II Kodak “Gallery”).
Other lobsters, cod fish, scallops and artifacts were seen.
 
Saturday May 16 we will dive the Bald Eagle

A Wood 200 foot Sailing Vessel sunk in the early 1900s. How and why is unknown. It is a wreck with many names, I called it the Lobster Palace, because of the abundance of large lobsters caught while diving on this wreck. Even if you did not catch a lobster you could see lobsters up to 20 lbs lurking between the timbers of the wreck. You will see a large quantity of coble stones which were used as ballast. It is said the stone ballast were removed from the sailing vessels and then used to pave the streets of New York City. With a 15 foot relief, low lying and scattered over a large area you can find some beautiful old Madison bottles among the wreckage. George one of the mates recovered a miners lamp in perfect condition. She is 15 miles South of the Rockaway Inlet in 80 foot of water

Sunday May 17 we will have our first Leisure dive leaving
At 10:00 am to dive local wrecks less than 60’ you get
Two dives and Barbecue.

NOTE:
A change in schedule on June 14 there will be two dives on the R/C Mohawk.
 
On June 21 there will be a one dive special on the Mystery wreck so we can dive and celebrate Fathers Day too!

Make your reservations early; you do not want to be left out of some great diving.
Safe Diving
Captain Bill Reddan

For additional information, photos, wreck identification  and the new Our “Gallery”
Go to my website.
   
   http://www.jeanne-ii.com

 Dear Friends of the Jeanne II:

This weekend we dove on Sunday, the sea conditions were
not good on Saturday so we called the dive off, the seas subsided on Sunday and even though we had on and off showers we found the ocean calm with over 20’ visibility.
A few Lobsters were taken and a good time was had by all.

Next weekend we will only dive on Saturday to the
G & D (Yankee)
A 296 foot long and 40 wide steel hulled Great Lakes Steamer. She was built by Globe Iron Works in December of 1890. She displaced 2,418 Gross tons. She was originally named German then changed to Yankee and she sailed under the flag of the United States Steel Corp. The company’s entire fleet sailed exclusively on the Great Lakes. It seams that during WWI she was cut in half, brought out of the Great Lakes then reconstructed and transferred to the East Coast for the coal trade. In June 19, 1919 while in route from Norfolk, Virginia to Boston, Massachusetts carrying a cargo of coal, the Yankee entered a dense fog. Soon after she collided with the Italian Liner Argentina. The Argentina struck and sheared off the Yankee stern, The Argentina’s propeller ripped through her hull, causing a fatal wound. Captain John Lachenmayer, an EDBA member, found the artifacts on the wreck known as the G & D which identified it as the true Yankee. She lies 32 miles SE of the Rockaway Inlet in 110 foot of water and has a 15 foot relief. This wreck is known for big lobsters, fish and scallops.
 
Sunday May 10
The Crew and I will set aside the day to celebrate Mothers day with our families,
 We all wish your Mothers, wives and female divers a Happy Mothers day.
Safe Diving
Captain Bill Reddan